Introduced into the Marvel Universe in the early ’90s, Blackout was a thug for hire who, after being scorched by Ghost Rider’s hellfire, gained demonic powers and sought vengeance against the antihero (at that time Daniel Ketch, brother to Johnny Blaze).

While Whitworth has been confirmed for the film since late last year, it was not known that he’d be playing a character from the comics.

"I play the villain who, at the beginning, up until like page 70, is human," explains Whitworth, "I’m not a very nice guy. I’m bad. I get turned into, for those who read ‘Ghost Rider’, the character Blackout. I get turned into him by the devil to complete my job. That gives me the fortitude to fight Ghost Rider and the supernatural abilities to compete on some level with that guy."